text_original: Just before his death he nominated as his successor one of the best of his generals, Maurice, who reigned for twenty years (582 602), striving manfully but vainly to carry on the affairs of the State with a bankrupt exchequer and an army constantly on the verge of mutiny.
text_transcription: JUST BEFORE HIS DEATH HE NOMINATED AS HIS SUCCESSOR ONE OF THE BEST OF HIS GENERALS MAURICE WHO REIGNED FOR TWENTY YEARS FROM FIVE EIGHTY TWO TO SIX O TWO STRIVING MANFULLY BUT VAINLY TO CARRY ON THE AFFAIRS OF THE STATE WITH A BANKRUPT EXCHEQUER AND AN ARMY CONSTANTLY ON THE VERGE OF MUTINY
phonemes: dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz dˈɛθ hiː nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd æz hɪz səksˈɛsɚ wˈʌn ʌvðə bˈɛst ʌv hɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz, mˈɔːɹɪs, hˌuː ɹˈeɪnd fɔːɹ twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz (fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː), stɹˈaɪvɪŋ mˈænfəli bˌʌt vˈeɪnli tə kˈæɹi ɔnðɪ ɐfˈɛɹz ʌvðə stˈeɪt wɪð ɐ bˈæŋkɹʌpt ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ ænd ɐn ˈɑːɹmi kˈɑːnstəntli ɔnðə vˈɜːdʒ ʌv mjˈuːtɪni.